husks is a form of:

Husk



noun
1.
(The dry external covering of certain seeds and fruits) សំបក (គ្រាប់ស្រូវ ។ល។) ក្រៅ, សំបកខៀវនៃផ្លែឈើមានលលាដ៍
Example: To husk corn.
verbpast tense: husked ; past participle: husked ; present participle: husking ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to remove the outer covering) យកសំបកចេញ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
2.
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
verbpast tense: husked ; past participle: husked ; present participle: husking ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.